diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index 2603c184..7c538873 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -384,7 +384,6 @@ disable=raw-checker-failed,
         consider-using-with,
         fixme,
         import-error,  # TODO figure out why pylint cannot find the module
-        keyword-arg-before-vararg,
         line-too-long,
         no-else-continue,
         no-else-raise,
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/_api/utils/decorators.py b/plugins/module_utils/_api/utils/decorators.py
index 298fe3bf..3e5f3a5b 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/_api/utils/decorators.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/_api/utils/decorators.py
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ from . import utils
 def check_resource(resource_name):
     def decorator(f):
         @functools.wraps(f)
-        def wrapped(self, resource_id=None, *args, **kwargs):
+        def wrapped(
+            self, resource_id=None, *args, **kwargs
+        ):  # pylint: disable=keyword-arg-before-vararg
             if resource_id is None and kwargs.get(resource_name):
                 resource_id = kwargs.pop(resource_name)
             if isinstance(resource_id, dict):
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/api/test_client.py b/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/api/test_client.py
index efb06070..b6797a97 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/api/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/api/test_client.py
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ def response(
     return res
 
 
-def fake_resolve_authconfig(authconfig, registry=None, *args, **kwargs):
+def fake_resolve_authconfig(
+    authconfig, registry=None, *args, **kwargs
+):  # pylint: disable=keyword-arg-before-vararg
     return None